Public holidays in Colombia 2026
Colombia has 10 public holidays in 2026. 10 fall on a weekday and 0 on the weekend, with 9 substitute days off marked as observed, which leaves 242 working days out of 365. The weekend is Saturday and Sunday.
10public holidays
19weekday days off, substitutes included
242working days in 2026
104weekend days
Holiday dates 2026
| Date | Day | Holiday |
|---|---|---|
| Thursday | New Year's Day | |
| Monday | Epiphany observed | |
| Monday | Saint Joseph's Day observed | |
| Thursday | Maundy Thursday | |
| Friday | Good Friday | |
| Friday | Labor Day | |
| Monday | Ascension Day observed | |
| Monday | Corpus Christi observed | |
| Monday | Sacred Heart observed | |
| Monday | Saint Peter and Saint Paul's Day | |
| Monday | Day of Our Lady of the Rosary of Chiquinquirá observed | |
| Monday | Independence Day | |
| Friday | Battle of Boyacá | |
| Monday | Assumption Day observed | |
| Monday | Columbus Day | |
| Monday | All Saints' Day observed | |
| Monday | Independence of Cartagena observed | |
| Tuesday | Immaculate Conception | |
| Friday | Christmas Day |
Observed marks a substitute day off granted because the holiday itself falls on a weekend.
Working days per month in 2026
A working day is any day that is neither a weekend day (Saturday and Sunday) nor a public holiday. Holidays that fall on the weekend do not reduce the count.
| Month | Calendar days | Weekend days | Holidays on weekdays | Working days |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| January 2026 | 31 | 9 | 2 | 20 |
| February 2026 | 28 | 8 | 0 | 20 |
| March 2026 | 31 | 9 | 1 | 21 |
| April 2026 | 30 | 8 | 2 | 20 |
| May 2026 | 31 | 10 | 2 | 19 |
| June 2026 | 30 | 8 | 3 | 19 |
| July 2026 | 31 | 8 | 2 | 21 |
| August 2026 | 31 | 10 | 2 | 19 |
| September 2026 | 30 | 8 | 0 | 22 |
| October 2026 | 31 | 9 | 1 | 21 |
| November 2026 | 30 | 9 | 2 | 19 |
| December 2026 | 31 | 8 | 2 | 21 |
| Total 2026 | 365 | 104 | 19 | 242 |
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Long weekends and bridge days in 2026
Breaks of three days or more that need no annual leave at all.
- 3 daysSat 10 to Mon 12 January 2026Epiphany
- 3 daysSat 21 to Mon 23 March 2026Saint Joseph's Day
- 4 daysThu 2 to Sun 5 April 2026Maundy Thursday, Good Friday
- 3 daysFri 1 to Sun 3 May 2026Labor Day
- 3 daysSat 16 to Mon 18 May 2026Ascension Day
- 3 daysSat 6 to Mon 8 June 2026Corpus Christi
- 3 daysSat 13 to Mon 15 June 2026Sacred Heart
- 3 daysSat 27 to Mon 29 June 2026Saint Peter and Saint Paul's Day
- 3 daysSat 11 to Mon 13 July 2026Day of Our Lady of the Rosary of Chiquinquirá
- 3 daysSat 18 to Mon 20 July 2026Independence Day
- 3 daysFri 7 to Sun 9 August 2026Battle of Boyacá
- 3 daysSat 15 to Mon 17 August 2026Assumption Day
- 3 daysSat 10 to Mon 12 October 2026Columbus Day
- 3 daysSat 31 October to Mon 2 November 2026All Saints' Day
- 3 daysSat 14 to Mon 16 November 2026Independence of Cartagena
- 3 daysFri 25 to Sun 27 December 2026Christmas Day
Take one day of leave on the date shown and turn a holiday into a longer break.
- 4 daysTake off Friday 2 January 2026 for Thu 1 to Sun 4 January 2026New Year's Day
- 4 daysTake off Monday 7 December 2026 for Sat 5 to Tue 8 December 2026Immaculate Conception
Questions about 2026 in Colombia
- How many working days are there in Colombia in 2026?
- 242 working days. 2026 has 365 days, 104 of them weekend days and 19 public holidays on weekdays.
- How many public holidays does Colombia have in 2026?
- 10 public holidays, plus 9 substitute days off. 0 fall on the weekend.
- What counts as the weekend in Colombia?
- Saturday and Sunday. The calculator lets you change this if your organisation works a different week.
- What about 2027?
- See public holidays in Colombia 2027 or go back to 2025.
Cite or reuse this data
Colombia has 10 public holidays and 242 working days in 2026.
Source: OpenWorkdays, https://openworkdays.com/colombia/2026/ (dataset holidays 0.103, CC BY 4.0).
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